Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Modern Day Monet...

When a portrait as realistic and dramatized as the works of Montreal artist, Andre Monet, are presented to the public eye, controversy is bound to follow. The over sized, utterly accurate and creatively genius images have landed Monet in some of the worlds top art destinations. Composed of a graffiti-like paint, placed methodically over a collage of ripped up newspapers and antique books, the portraits not only mirror Monet's subjects physical elements, but somehow capture an emotion that conveys the time and thought process that must have existed before and during each creation. Each image embodies a connection to the icon being displayed. From Hepburn and Blanchett to Allan and Warhol, the worlds most coveted stars come to life one more time with the stroke of a brush and the mind of an artist...